Can opener



.uaiirsnfsrarss Patented Apr. 23, 1929.1

i Maasai Y' eusrevirrnrnis, or new YORK, n. Y. 'i

can OPENER.

Application mea January 4, leer. sei-iai No. 158,952.

This invention relates to can openers and l has for its object toprovidea Adevice that can be conveniently handled in the household foropeningtin cans of any size and shape.

l/th this object in View my invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be hereinaftermore fully described and defined iii the appended claims. Y

In the accompanying drawing which constitutes part of this specificationand in which similar reference characters denote corresponding partsFig. 1 is a front elevation of my device; Fig. 2 a` side elevationthereof; Fig. 3' a cross-section online 3 3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 a.front elevation of a modified form of construction.

The device comprises a vrigid upright supportlO having a flat front faceand which at its lower end'is U shaped as at 101. The" lowerV forwardlyproject-ing part of said .id shaped part carries a vertically workingclamping bolt 11 whereby the support lcan be conveniently and easilyclamped to a table or the like. The upper portion of the support iscentrally and longitudinally slotted as at .10n to adjustably andpivotally support f a cutter or knife 12. This-cutter or knife consistsof a comparatively long arm or handle which at its lower end is formedwith laterally projecting curved wingsV 121 the outer circumferentialedges 122 of which are sharpened to constitute blades. rlhe lower`opened, is placed on the table T close to the support 10 and the knifeadjusted in the support so that when the arms are swung to vand fro likea pendulum inopposite directions around its pivot the two blades willalternately be forced through the top of the can and lproduce incisionstherein. During this cutting operation the can is guided and fed byhand.

y In the modified construction shown in Fig. 4, the knife has a singleblade 12G the rcutting edge ofwhich is formed around the curved bottomedge of the wing as at 12T.v The opposite wing 12s is adapted to serveas a grip per and vto this end bottom edge is roughened or formed withridges as at 129.

this modified knife is arranged eccentric-ally as at 131 so that as thearm 12a is swung to theleft (according to F ig. t) the blade 127 willfirst pierce the top of the can with its tip 1210 andthen 'produce anincision in the forward direction. TWhen the arinis swung inztliereversedirection the gripper12i will engage tliejcan and feed it rearwai'dlyortoward the blade. f

"W hat I claim is 1. A can opener, comprising an upright support adaptedto be removably attached to a table or the like and having 'acont-inuouslongitudinal slot7 and a comparatively longV lever arm pivoted in saidslot so as to be ad Justable therein in a continuous manner', and

formed with a curved cutting edge arrangedvv laterally of the pivotalpoint of saidV arm, a portion of said cutter Vbeing roughened Thepivotal point of the arm 12n vformed with sev whereby in one positionautomatic feeding of the can being cut will result. Y

`2. A'. can opener7 comprising anfupright support adapted to beremovabiy attached 'to nous longitudinal slot, a coiniiaratively `longtable or` the like aiidformed with acontinlever arm pivoted in said slotso as to be adjustable therein ina continuous manner and formed with acurved cutting' edge projecting laterally relative tothe pivotal pointof said a'rm,av portion o'f'said cutting edge be-` ingsei'rated toform'acan feeding means.' 3. A can opener comprising an upright supportadaptedto be removably attached to a base7 and formed withalongitudinalslot, va comparatively long arm provided at'one end thereof,vwith acurved laterally eXtending cutting edge formed-.with a roughened v.

portion, said arm beingpivoted at a point intermediate its end to apivot slidably adjustable in saidlongitudinal slot, whereby when saidarm is given 'a pendulous motion about said pivot7 alternate cutting andautomatic feeding of the can tofbe cut will result.

4C. A can lopener comprising an upright support adapted to be removablyattachedfto a base7 a comparatively long'arm provided ing cutting edgeand automatic feeding means on sadentter Wherely alternate'eutting and:automatlc fe'edlvng of tlecfmltobe `cui: Will result.

5. A can opener comprising imT upright support adapted to be removablyattached to a base, an arm :Ldjustably pivoted the'reo lani S providedat oneend thereof with a laterally GUSTAV MEIER.

1 v In testimony whereof aflx' my signature. Y

